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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Data In Action: The 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha′Apai Eruption - Altimetry Data And Models Help Us Understand How A Volcanic Eruption Generated A Tsunami
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podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/DataAction <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-016 <-- shared paper
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podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/JA <-- shared NASA dataset - Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography F08
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #earthobservation #remotesensing #fedscience #tonga #HungaTonga #HungaHaApai #eruption #volcanic #volcano #Pacific #marine #geology #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #satellite #altimetry #data #model #model #spatialanalysis #Tsunami #risk #hazard #monitoring #coast #coastal #naturalhazard #Sentinel #sealevel #warning #earlywarning
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Kinematic Evolution Of A Large Paraglacial Landslide In The Barry Arm Fjord Of Alaska
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doi.org/10.1029/2023JF007119 <-- shared paper
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doi.org/10.5066/P9EUCGJQ <-- shared technical article
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sciencebase.gov/catalogMaps/ma <-- shared web mapping service
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #massmovement #landslide #engineeringgeology #remotesensing #sitespecific #LiDAR #iFSAR #paraglacial #kinematics #mapping #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #fedscience #risk #hazard #glacier #retreat #climatechange #Alaska #BarryArm #fjord #hazardassessment #tsunami #wave #BarryGlacier #change #sensors #fieldwork #surveillance #melting #permafrost #Whittier #geophysics #geology #Alaska #geomorphometry #deglaciating
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Seismometers Reveal Earth's Longest-Runout Undersea Sediment Flows In Unprecedented Detail
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phys.org/news/2025-02-seismome <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-021 <-- shared paper
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doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.202 <-- shared paper
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doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-010 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #Congo #CongoChannel #bathymetry #seismometers #monitoring #sediment #flow #submarine #massmovement #canyon #infrastructure #pipes #cables #engineeringgeology #geology #model #current #debrisflow #bathymetric #Africa #offshore #coast #coastal #river #WestAfrica #instrumentation #acoustic #doppler #moorings #turbidity #thalweg #morphology #landslides #stratigraphy #seismic #turbiditycurrent #flow #gradient #slope #erosion #risk #hazard #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #seabed

cross section / schematic - Surge dynamics of canyon-flushing turbidity currents
Difference maps showing seabed changes (in metres) in the upper Congo Canyon between 2019 and 2020... The grey shaded base map shows seabed gradients in 2020. Shades of red correspond to areas of erosion, and blue to areas of deposition.
Bathymetric map of the Congo Canyon-Channel system and instrument placement
schematics - Schematic summary of the categories for types of seabed erosion observed in the Congo Canyon-channel between 2019 and 2020, and their relative volumetric importance
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Identification Of Geothermal Anomalies From Landsat Derived Land Surface Temperature, Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, British Columbia, Canada
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doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2025.114 <-- shared paper
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“Highlights:
• A novel method for detecting geothermal components from solar energy dominated LST.
• Using LST time series to eliminate temporal variant solar energy input.
• Uncertainty in anomaly identification quantified by probability measure.
• Capable of revealing LST anomalies caused by geothermal, anthropogenic and surface processes..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #britishcolumbia #BC #solar #geothermal #remotesensing #earthobservation #LST #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #naturalresources #volcanic #geology #geostatistics #landsurfacetemperature #satellite #geothermalheatflux #GHF #energybalance #calculation #model #MountMeager #Landsat #landsat8 #hotspring #landslide #massmovement #engineeringgeology #spring #seep #anthropogenic #HEP #hydropower #monitoring #risk #hazard

photo - sampling a fumerole, Job Glacier, Mount Meager, British Columbia, Canada
Inverted resistivity model from AMT data showing the subsurface rock resistivity structure in South Mount Meager (figure modified from Hormozzade Ghalati et al., 2022). a) resistivity slice at 500 m elevation (asl) showing two distinct high conductive anomalies and locations of the cross sections. Cross sections b) and c) in W-E direction, and d) and e) in N-S direction. Anomaly C1 is spatially in accordance with the occurrence of hot-warm spring swarms along the margin of the volcanic complex. Anomaly C2 appears in a circular shape, coincident spatially with the core area of the known deep geothermal prospect.
a) Map showing the location of Mount Meager Volcanic Complex (MMVC) and its relationship with the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in western Canada (modified from Stewart, 2002). BR (Bridge River), CC (Mt. Cayley), EV (Elaho Valley), MG (Mt. Garibaldi), MC (Mountain Creek), WP (Watts Point). The red rectangular marks the study area. b, a Landsat-8 colour image (2017-07-18) showing details of the study area by a summer view of the MMVC with glacier (blue) at high altitude and vegetation cover (green) along the river valley. The red circle indicates locations of geothermal exploration wells, and orange polygons, the known hot springs.
Enlarged GHF anomaly maps and Google images explaining some of the possible anthropogenic and natural causes of high LST anomalies: a) GHF component of East Meager Anomaly; b) Google Earth image showing hydro-power station related facilities, and open quarries for local construction and road maintenance; c) GHF component of North Meager; d) Google Earth image showing a possible landslide site coincident with the anomalies.
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Grfin Tools—User Guide And Methods For Modeling Landslide Runout And Debris-Flow Growth And Inundation
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pubs.usgs.gov/publication/tm14 <-- shared USGS publication
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code.usgs.gov/grfintools/grfin <-- shared USGS software release
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H/T Jonathan Perkins USGS
[ another open source resource for everyone from the USGS ~smile~ ]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #opensource #openlibrary #Grfin #software #package #regional #debrisflow #engineeringgeology #geology #inundation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geophysics #geophysical #massmovement #landslide #lahar #volcano #rock #avalanche #model #modeling #statistical #geostatistics #water #hydrology #downstream #elevation #remotesensing #DEM #flow #runout #risk #hazard #tools #slope #erosion #drainage #network #channel #channelisation #userguide
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screen shot - grfintools software repository home page (https://code.usgs.gov/grfintools/grfintools)
report figure 2 - Schematic flowchart illustrating common pathways for using Grfin Tools with examples identified in orange boxes
report figure 1 - Perspective view of topography illustrating the potential locations for three types of mass movements that can be derived from a Grfin Tools analysis.
USGS report cover page - Grfin Tools—User Guide And Methods For Modeling Landslide Runout And Debris-Flow Growth And Inundation
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Glacier Melt Intensifying Freshwater Loss And Accelerating Sea-Level Rise
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esa.int/Applications/Observing <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-085 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #GlacierMassBalanceIntercomparison #glacial #glacier #global #cryosphere #regional #freshwater #water #resources #waterresources #watersecurity #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #rate #change #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ice #snow #loss #massloss #greenland #antarctic #icesheet #anthropogenic #climatechange #melt #melting #risk #hazard #geohazard #geology #engineeringgeology #marine #terrestrial #ecosystems #watercycle #masschange #insitu #remotesensing #local #observation #model #modeling #projection

map and charts - Global glacier mass changes from 2000 to 2023
charts - Annual and cumulative glacier mass change from 2000 to 2023
satellite image - Chugach Mountains, Alaska - Glaciers in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 6 October 2017, shows the melting Scott (left), Sheridan (middle) and Childs (right) glaciers feeding lakes and rivers in their forefields.
photo - Golubin Glacier, Kyrgyzstan, 2012
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

A Minute-By-Minute Account Of The Pompeii Eruption, Revealed In Agonizing Detail
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science.org/content/article/mi <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1144/jgs2024-071 <-- shared paper
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doi.org/10.1144/jgs2024-072 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #timeline #reconstruction #model #modeling #Italy #Naples #Roman #79CE #eruption #volcanic #volcano #geology #engineeringgeology #Campanian #Pompeii #Herculaneum #ancienthistory #eyewitness #history #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #naturaldisaster #publicsafety #Vesuvius #debris #pyroclastic #gas #nueeardente #deposition #Pliny #PlinyTheYounger #geologicmapping #fieldwork #romanempire #impact #cost #economics #infrastructure #lossoflife #deaths

photo - parts of excavated Pompeii, Italy
map and stratigraphic columns - reconstructed for the Plinian and post-Plinian fall deposits of the CE79 eruption of Vesuvius
maps and stratigraphic columns - reconstructed for the investigated pyroclastic deposits of the CE79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
maps / model results - lateral facies distribution of all the CE79 units
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Study Warns Of Glacial Outburst [GLOF] Risks From Hydropower Projects In The Himalayas, Caution Comes After Nod To Resume Testa III [Hydroelectric Project, India]
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com/in <-- shared media article
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doi.org/10.1126/science.ads265 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #GLOF #Sikkim #Himalayas #India #climatechange #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #hydroelectric #HEP #energy #TestaIII #testa #dam #failure #engineeringgeology #engineering #construction #multihazard #melting #glacier #glacial #climatechange #weather #lowpressuresystem #planning #glaciallakes #lakes #water #hydrology #naturaldisaster #Lhonak #downstream #elevation #steepness #slope #geometry #infrastructure #publicsafety #lateral #moraine #sedimentation #cost #economics #remotesensing #model #modeling #imagery #outburstflood #overtopping #hydropower #vulnerable #humanimpact #policy #riskmanagement #warning #rainfall #precipitation

maps and charts - summary of damage assessment
maps and photos - Overview of the 3-4 October 2023 GLOF cascade from South Lhonak Lake, India
photos - Field evidence of sediment aggradation
photo - Teesta III hydroelectric dam soon after failure
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Permafrost Thaw Threatens Up To 3 Million People In The Arctic
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phys.org/news/2025-01-permafro <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-018 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #arctic #climatechange #permafrost #thaw #communities #impacts #humanimpacts #infrastructure #risk #hazard #northernhemisphere #global #threat #Sweden #greenland #alaska #yukon #russia #canada #norway #landuse #melting #ecosystems #livelihoods #firstnation #indigenous #inhabitants #population #cost #economics #policymaking #planning #management #spatialanalysis #adapation #transportation #supplies #waterquality #watersecurity #foodsecurity #disease #contaminants #multifactor #analysis #MFA #social #culture #cultural #transdisciplinary #ground #temperature #physicalprocesses #consequences #mobility #supplies #biogeochemical #water #hydrology #engineeringgeology #erosion #ecosystem #FATE

schematic - Composite overview synthesizing the risks from permafrost thaw identified across the four study areas
map - Map of the study areas and trends in the ground temperature over the period 2000–2019
photo - A drone picture shows private houses on a territory of former airfield, damaged by thermokarst processes in the village of Churapcha in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia September 5, 2021
Permafrost risk analysis workflow diagram
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Large Magma Bodies Found Beneath Dormant Volcanoes, Surprising Scientists
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phys.org/news/2025-01-large-ma <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-016 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #seismology #seismic #teleseismic #magma #volcano #vulcanism #geophysics #geophysical #geology #structuralgeology #crust #hotspot #PNW #PacificNorthwest #MountRainer #MountSaintHelens #eruption #dormant #Cascades #CascadeRange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #MountHood #ThreeSisters #Oregon #Washington #California #NewberryVolcano #CraterLake #MountShasta #LassenPeak #partialmelt #model #modeling #seismicity #earthquake #risk #hazard #active #threat #monitoring #engineeringgeology #EarlyWarningSystem

photo - An ash plume billows from the crater atop Mount St. Helens hours after its eruption began on May 18th, 1980, in Washington State. The column of ash and gas reached 15 miles into the atmosphere, depositing ash across a dozen states
photo - Mount Rainier, a snowcapped volcano, looms over Puyallup Valley near Orting, Washington. The prospect of a lahar — a swiftly moving debris flow caused by melting snow and ice typically during a volcanic eruption — poses a threat to surrounding communities.
maps/charts - Back-projected P–S conversions with phase polarities and geographical location determination of the Vs reduction bodies
cross sections - Possibilities of partial melts beneath each volcano
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Scientists Uncover Evidence Of A Colossal MegaFlood That Refilled The Mediterranean Sea
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scitechdaily.com/scientists-un <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-019 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #Zanclean #megaflood #flood #flooding #Mediterranean #MediterraneanSea #MessinianSalinityCrisis #italy #sicily #spatialanalysis #erosion #geology #engineeringgeology #naturaldisaster #sedimentation #deposition #ridge #morphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #spatialanalysis #model #deposits #breccia #sediment #softsediment #geologichistory #seismology #geophysics #seismics #geophysical #pleistocene #hydrodynamic #model #water #hydrology

charts, photo & map - Ridge morphology
photo and 3D image/map - ridge outcrops
image - artistic interpretation of the flooding of the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar (A) and the Strait of Sicily (F) about 5.3 million years ago
seismic profiles and map - Buried erosional shelf channels upslope of Noto Canyon
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Atop The Oregon Cascades, [Research] Team Finds A Huge Buried Aquifer
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eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1073/pnas.241515512 <-- shared paper
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usgs.gov/centers/oregon-water- <-- shared USGS technical article, 2011, ‘McKenzie River Source Water Study’
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youtu.be/6R8e5HwGMwU?si=sniW4b <-- shared media video overview
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #water #hydrology #Oregon #Cascades #CascadeMountains #PNW #PacificNorthwest #volcanic #rocks #aquifer #waterresources #watermanagement #climatechange #snowpack #drought #spatialanalysis #CriticalZone #geohazards #geology #engineeringgeology #landscapes #weathering #bedrock #holocene #groundwater #structuralgeology #orogeny #remotesensing #geophysics #sampling #drilling #porosity #permability #tomography #lava #spring #seep #breccia #discharge #streams #runoff #precipitation #climate #rainfall #recharge

photo - Scientists examine a large-volume spring in young volcanic rocks of the McKenzie River watershed on the west side of the Cascade topographic crest that was monitored as part of this study. Credit: Benjamin Nash
map, photo and charts - (A) Electrical resistivity tomography of Olallie North Spring, which emerges along a flow contact of _25 ka Scott Mountain lava flows. Lateral variations correspond to spring discharge points along the lava flow basal breccia such as depicted in (B) (photo: Benjamin Nash). (C) Mean of total yearly range in discharge _Q divided by mean annual flow Qavg versus average upstream age for springs and streams. The horizontal line defines “spring-” versus “runoff-” dominated. (D) SD of yearly average summer discharge (June–September), normalized by Qavg, with CZ state shift labeled.
maps and chart - (A) Distribution of geothermal drill holes. Thin black circles’ radii scale with total logged length, and colors indicate the fraction of length for which dT=dz < 20_C/km (implying downward flux of meteoric water). Red circles are the fraction with inverted gradients (dT=dz < 0_C/km). The purple contour indicates bedrock ages <2 Ma, while stars mark Holocene age phreatomagmatic eruption vents. (B) Two example temperature-depth logs from deep wells in old and young bedrock. (C) Porosity (blue) and resistivity (orange) in the Santiam Pass drill hole SP 77-24. Dashed lines indicate low porosity at high measured resistivity. (D) Chemical weathering tracked by oxidation state of iron in the Santiam Pass drill hole. The green box indicates range of Quaternary High Cascades lavas (SI Appendix), indicating that much of the SP 77-24 hole has been oxidized.
maps and cross section - Oregon Cascades study site. (A) Topography, rivers (from USGS blue lines), stream gauges, lakes, and faults. Olallie North Spring (ONS) and HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) are labeled. (B) Surface bedrock ages (18), geothermal drill holes, and Quaternary volcanic vents (19). Labeled vents exhibited Holocene phreatomagmatic activity: Sand Mountain volcanic field (SMF), Blue Lake Crater (BLC), Twin Craters (TC). Gray areas are mapped as “Sedimentary deposits and rocks” in ref. 18. (C) Cross-section of swath topography and surface bedrock ages (N-S average of _4 km from Santiam Pass, pink box in panel A), with subsurface structures based on published geologic maps (SI Appendix). The proposed Critical Zone (CZ) state shift and physiographic “Western” and “High” Cascade provinces are labeled. (D) Temperature gradient versus depth in drill holes from panel (C). Near-isothermal or inverted temperature gradients define the “rain curtain.”
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

I have been digging out my old copies of John McPhee's #books, dipping in, remembering what it was like to be a new #geologist, and how it has carried across into #spatial #data, #geomorphology, #geomorphometry, #hydrology, #landcover, #engineeringgeology, #environmentalscience, #landuse, #massmovement and so much more......
This one paragraph reminded me so strongly of that time,, although I cannot of course write as eloquently:
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"I used to sit in class and listen to the terms come floating down the room like paper airplanes. Geology was called a descriptive science, and with its pitted outwash plains and drowned rivers, its hanging tributaries and starved coastlines, it was nothing if not descriptive. It was a fountain of metaphor—of isostatic adjustments and degraded channels, of angular unconformities and shifting divides, of rootless mountains and bitter lakes..."
#GIS #JohnMcPhee #science #scientificwriting #readingforpleasure #geology #water #landforms #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

Book cover - Basin & Range, John McPhee
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